First of all... if you live in the city lights, forget it. You will not be able to see the comets.If you can find a dark spot, seeing these comets is somewhat of a rare sight.The comets are visible late tonight....after 3:00 AMAcutally, there are 4 comets that are visible, but for 2 of them you need a telescope.Comet LINEAR.... telescopeComet ISON.... this is the one that has been getting all the headlines and will be a bigger deal later in the month. Current magnitude: 8.0Comet ENCKE.... telescopeComet LOVEJOY.... this is brighter than ISON with a magnitude of 6.0The magnitude of the faintest star visible around here with the naked eye with good viewing conditions is a 4 or 5.LOVEJOY will be visible after 2:00 AM and ISON will be visible after 3:00 AM.You will definitely need binoculars to see these comets.Look east 3-4 AM and a bit to the southeast after that.Use the star chart for the exact locations for Monday morning.

First of all... if you live in the city lights, forget it. You will not be able to see the comets.If you can find a dark spot, seeing these comets is somewhat of a rare sight.The comets are visible late tonight....after 3:00 AMAcutally, there are 4 comets that are visible, but for 2 of them you need a telescope.

Comet LINEAR.... telescopeComet ISON.... this is the one that has been getting all the headlines and will be a bigger deal later in the month. Current magnitude: 8.0Comet ENCKE.... telescopeComet LOVEJOY.... this is brighter than ISON with a magnitude of 6.0

The magnitude of the faintest star visible around here with the naked eye with good viewing conditions is a 4 or 5.

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LOVEJOY will be visible after 2:00 AM and ISON will be visible after 3:00 AM.You will definitely need binoculars to see these comets.Look east 3-4 AM and a bit to the southeast after that.